Bentley upends PSC Football

Oct 24, 1998

PLYMOUTH, N.H. - Sophomore QB Ted Larkin
(Attleboro, MA) completed 15 of 29 passes for 245 yards and a pair
of touchdowns Saturday to lead Bentley College to a 30-19
non-conference football victory over Plymouth State College before
2,024 Family Weekend fans at sunny and warm Currier Field.

Senior Matt Rapoza (Swansea, MA) added 116 yards rushing on 32
carries as the Falcons ran up 380 yards of total offense. Bentley
led 24-0 at the half and 30-0 in the third quarter before Plymouth
State scored 19 unanswered points.

Bentley improved to 6-1 overall, while PSC drops its third
straight and falls to 4-3.

"You've got to give Bentley credit today," said PSC head coach
Mike Kemp. "They made the plays and they are a
good football team. We've had three tough games back to back to
back, and we've been beaten by good teams."

Larkin's TD passes were from 70 yards to junior Mark DeBrito
(New Bedford, MA) in the second quarter and from 12 yards out to
junior Mike Lundell (Mansfield, MA) in the third quarter. Junior
Chris Frisoli (Hanson, MA) opened the scoring with an eight-yard TD
run, and senior Tyler Bradshaw (Holden, MA) returned an
interception 66 yards for a touchdown.

After Bentley took a 30-0 lead, Plymouth State added two third
quarter touchdowns and one in the fourth quarter to make it close.
Junior Brent Bardellini (Milford, MA) caught a
17-yard TD from Zach Matthews (Sanford, ME), and
redshirt freshman Russ Massahos (Windham, NH)
added TD runs of five and three yards. Massahos, replacing injured
starter Jeff Parker (Norwich, NY), recorded his
first career 100-yard game with 123 yards on 24 carries.

"Russ got thrown into the fire, with Parker hurt," said Kemp,
"but he got his chance and he produced. It takes a while to get
your rhythm, but once he got into the flow, he ran well."

"It felt good to be back," said Massahos, who has missed two
games this season with an ankle injury, "but I'd rather have had
the win instead. It took a while to get going, but once I got a
coupe of hits, I gained some confidence. It helps to know you have
a good line blocking for you."